Paving the Way towards 800 Gbps Quantum-Secured Optical Channel Deployment in Mission-Critical Environments

Autor: Pistoia, Marco, Amer, Omar, Behera, Monik R., Dolphin, Joseph A., Dynes, James F., John, Benny, Haigh, Paul A., Kawakura, Yasushi, Kramer, David H., Lyon, Jeffrey, Moazzami, Navid, Movva, Tulasi D., Polychroniadou, Antigoni, Shetty, Suresh, Sysak, Greg, Toudeh-Fallah, Farzam, Upadhyay, Sudhir, Woodward, Robert I., Shields, Andrew J.
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: Quantum Science and Technology, Institute of Physics, May 2023
Druh dokumentu: Working Paper
DOI: 10.1088/2058-9565/acd1a8
Popis: This article describes experimental research studies conducted towards understanding the implementation aspects of high-capacity quantum-secured optical channels in mission-critical metro-scale operational environments using Quantum Key Distribution (QKD) technology. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first time that an 800 Gbps quantum-secured optical channel -- along with several other Dense Wavelength Division Multiplexed (DWDM) channels on the C-band and multiplexed with the QKD channel on the O-band -- was established at distances up to 100 km, with secret key-rates relevant for practical industry use cases. In addition, during the course of these trials, transporting a blockchain application over this established channel was utilized as a demonstration of securing a financial transaction in transit over a quantum-secured optical channel. The findings of this research pave the way towards the deployment of QKD-secured optical channels in high-capacity, metro-scale, mission-critical operational environments, such as Inter-Data Center Interconnects.
Comment: 11 pages, 9 figures, 2 tables
Databáze: arXiv